St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-15

Steamer No. 3-Firemen.
Truck No. Fire men.
Chemical No. 1.
Sidwell's Band.
Firemen
Steamer No. 4-Firemen
Steamer No. 5-Firemen
Steamer No. 6-Firemen
No. Hose Cart-Firemen
Steamer No. 7-Firemen
-.. No. Hose Cart-Firemen.
Steamer No. S-Firemen.
No. . Hose Cart-Firemen:
Steamer No. 9-Firemen.
No. Chemical-Firemen
No. 10 Hose Cart-Firemen
Steamer No. 1l-Firemen.
ID, :, No. II Hose COmpany-Firemen.
No. 13 Hose mpany-Firemen.
81 Every window was filled with heads,
and even the tops of the houses were
crowded. The police cleared the streets
trouble, and the pro-
cessien passed on its triumphal march
up the avenue, Chief Bracket and his
assistants of the volunteer department,
as we'll as the rest, receiving cheer after
1clfeer. The line turned down the street
andmarched to the beginning of the
illumination, on the corner of Seventh
street and Nicoliet avenue, and turned
Gdewnf NicOllet. The broad avenue was
so 'densely packed that only enough
room for the department to pass was
deft: and even this small space became
80 el1gged at times that it was with the
utmost difficulty that. tile police secured
"a passage. The scene was "a pleasing
'<Onelas the many colOred lights Of the
illumination reflected a thousand times
oil the polished metal work of the various
-teamerS and chemical engines. The
cheering developed into one loud roar
as the department passed down the
street, and hats and handkerchiefs
were waved madly in the air. The
line turned on Second street and
marched around the block, coming out
on Bridge square at First street south.
Here short pause was made by the
regular department while the'volunteer
department proceeded up NicoIlet
again. AT Washington avenue the
chief sounded the trumpet for run
The veterans started, caught their
breath, pushed their hats firmly on
their heads, and with yell, .'Let
her go, lively, boys, now. for it!''
started on dead run up the avenue
as they used to do twenty years ago,
when the modern engineers were un-
known. The alarm bells on the old
hook and ladder truck and ON the hose
cart kept up a steady ringing, adding
materially to the excitement. The old
firemen ran as they had never ran be-
fore, going three blocks. Chief Brack-
ett presented magnificent spectacle as
he stood. waving his trumpet and shout
ing orders to his men. Foreman Walsh,
of the Hose company, and Foreman
George Smith, of the Hook and Ladder
company. wore white helmets, as did
Chief Chief Bracket. and were greeted
with rounds of applause as they rushed
up the men drawing their respective
vehicles.
The run was a good. one, and up to
Fourth street, where the men turned off.
was greeted only with cheers. When
the veteran volunteer companies had re-
tired from the street, and the bands had
been taken from the field the crowd was
pressed back as far as possible, but
even then an opening only wide enough
to admit on engine passing through was
obtained. A shout was heard near the
city hall, and second later Chief Stet-
son and his assistants came daShing up
the street, the fire flying from beneath
the horses feet, and the crowd cheering
like mad, and waving hats and
handkerchiefs. Inside of a minute
the entire regular fire department was
coming up the avenue on a gallop, the
very ground trembling as the heavy
engines and the lighter hose carts
and chemical engines came rumbling
along. Even the fire horses caught the
spirit of the thing, and as the crowd
opened to allow them to pass their eyes
flashed fire and their nostrils dilated.
The firemen were in their element and
waving their hats as they went DASH
ing up the street. All along the crowd
was so dense that the wheels
Of the ponderous engines almost
etouched the clothes of those
standing nearest. and had it not been
for the untiring attention OF the police,
headed by Assistant Superintendent
Hoy, there would have been some hor-
ribleI eIaccidents. As it was, no one re-
sceited a scratch. Nothing but praise
was heard for the department as it
rushed by, and many strangers present
from. Eastern cities compared our de
spartment with the Chicago department
in favor of Minneapolis. The run made
by the regular department was to Eighth
street. Here the horses were turned
and driven slowly down First avenue
south to the e. gine house on Third
street. where the procession was dis
banded and the men and engines sent
back to their respective houses.
1t was the grandeSt sight of the kind
ever seen in Minneapolis, contrasting as
it did so fOrcibly the way fire was
handled twenty years ago and to-day
The old veterans, many of them with
their white hair streaming in the wind,
seemed to live those old days again, and
enjoyed the experience as much as any
one. The whole thing was credit to
Minneapolis, and will live long in the
memory of every person who saw the
parade and the run.
After the parade last night the vet
eran firemen had banquet at the Col
umbia. At the conclusion of the supper
Chief Brdckett called them to order and
three cheers were given for Fire Chief
Stetson and the Minneapolis Fire De
partment. The men then gave three
cheers for Chief Bracket. On motion
of Matt Walsh three men were APP
pointed from each veteran fire company.
with ex-Ghief- Bracket. to make ar